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SINGER BRUCE DICKINSON CRITCIZES JUDAS PRIEST FRONTMAN ROB HALFORD AND SAYS IRON MAIDEN IS A BETTER BAND THAN METALLICA

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, never one to censor himself, has reportedly taken a couple of potshots at Metallica and Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford.

According to Loudwire, the singer recently chastised Halford for apparently using a teleprompter to help him remember lyrics during live shows. “People pay good money and you can’t even remember the sodding words,” exclaims Dickinson. “The daftest one I ever saw was Breaking the Law.”

Also, back in 2011 Dickinson told Metal Hammer that Iron Maiden were a much better band than Metallica.

“I got into trouble for saying that we’re better than Metallica … and, it’s true!” Dickinson added, “They might be bigger than us and they might sell more tickets than us and they might get more gold-plated middle-class bourgeoisie turning up to their shows but they’re not Maiden. I did say it’s a bit of a wind-up. I thought, if I’m going to turn into an a–hole, I might as well, you know, go for it!”

In a new interview with the Guardian, Dickinson’s comments were brought up to Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, who offered a humble response. “I will never argue with that,” says Ulrich. “I will always support Bruce Dickinson in whatever nonsense he says. That’s part of the fun. So go Iron Maiden! It’s fine.”

additional source: loudwire.com

MOTÖRHEAD UNLEASH #MOTÖRHEADFORLIFE CONTEST TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF THE “AFTERSHOCK” TOUR EDITION CD AND THE 2014 WORLD CUP

Iconic hard rock band Motörhead have been churning out their unique brand of Rock N’ Roll for more than 35 years. To celebrate the reissue of their 21st album “Aftershock” and the 2014 World Cup, the band is teaming up with loudwire.com to give away limited edition Motörhead World Cup tees.

Ten lucky winners will be selected to receive a special edition Motörhead World Cup shirt representing the country of their choice by posting a photo with a sign of #motörheadforlife to Twitter and/or Instagram and hash tagging #Motörheadforlife and tagging @myMotorhead and @loudwire.

In celebration of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the contest video for the song Going To Brazil from the forthcoming tour edition CD, can be viewed below.

The band is currently gearing up for their European summer tour. See tour dates below.

Motörhead will reissue it’s 21st studio album Aftershock via UDR/Motörhead Music on July 29th in North America under the title Aftershock-Tour Edition.

The expanded edition will contain a Bonus Live CD consisting of live material comprised from the band’s historic appearances in early 2014.

In further celebration of the reissue, UDR/Motörhead Music will be releasing a video for the song Lost Woman Blues filmed live from The Warfield in San Francisco on Friday April 18th, 2014. The show was part of the band’s warm-up mini tour for the upcoming European festivals. The song’s performance, verve, swagger and attitude show Motörhead have maintained their rich ripeness and added another layer of grit and polish. The video is set to premier on VH1 Classic on July 7th.

Aftershock proves one major thing no-one should ever forget…they are Motörhead, and they play rock’n’roll!

Aftershock Track Listing:

Heartbreaker
Coup de Grace
Lost Woman Blues
End of Time
Do You Believe
Death Machine
Dust and Glass
Going To Mexico
Silence When You Speak To Me
Crying Shame
Queen of the Damned
Knife
Keep Your Powder Dry
Paralyzed

Bonus Live CD Track Listing:

Damage Case
Stay Clean
I Know How To Die
Metropolis
Over The Top
The Chase Is Better Than The Catch
Rock It
Lost Woman Blues
Doctor Rock
Just `Cos You Got The Power
Going To Brazil
Killed By Death
Ace Of Spades
Overkill

Motorhead tour dates:

6/24 Milan Ippodromo Italy
6/27 Wetzikon Eishalle Switzerland
7/4 London, England Hyde Park United Kingdom
7/6 Roitzschora With Full Force Germany
7/11 Aix Les Bains Festival Musilac France
7/25 Moscow Crocus City Hall Russian Federation
7/27 Minsk Palace Of Sport Belarus
8/1 Wacken Wacken Open Air Germany
8/3 Lokerse Lokerse Feesten Belgium
8/10 Colmar Festival de la Foire aux Vins France
9/22 – 9/26:
Miami & Key West / Cozumel, Mexico, Florida & Mexico Motörhead’s Motörboat United States Minor Outlying Islands

JUDAS PRIEST POST A PREVIEW FOR “METALIZER” ONLINE

Judas Priest have been previewing and streaming full versions of songs from their upcoming album Redeemer of Souls, which will be released July 8th. Below is a preview of the song Metalizer with an introduction from guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner. Listen to it below.

In the past several weeks, Judas Priest have been previewing and streaming many of the songs from Redeemer of Souls. Click on the highlighted titles below to hear the corresponding song.

Redeemer of Souls
March of the Damned
Halls Of Valhalla
Crossfire
Dragonaut
Battle Cry

GUITARIST VIVIAN CAMPBELL TO UNDERGO STEM CELL TRANSPLANT

Def Leppard just started their summer tour and guitarist Vivian Campbell is happy to be onstage, but as soon as their live shows end, the reality of Campbell’s current health concerns will once again hit home. The guitarist revealed to the Herald Extra that following the tour, he’s hoping to receive a stem cell transplant.

The guitarist was previously treated for cancer and was thought to be in remission, but he reveals that remission talk was premature. Campbell explained, “It came right back. I don’t know if the cancer came back or it never totally went away, you know, but the initial scan I did last fall after doing my chemo, the scan came back clean. But there was something about it, the oncologist was unclear about and didn’t feel good about, so I was referred to another specialist.”

Campbell, who also played in the band Dio, says he learned that there was some growth coming back and that a surgical biopsy revealed that the cancer had come back. The guitarist reveals that he’s been doing some “high-tech chemo” and reveals that he’s about halfway through his treatment. “It’s really kind of easy going,” says Campbell. It’s the first new drug that’s been discovered for Hodgkin’s since 1977 and they made this discovery in 2011 … so I’m part of this research clinical trial that’s going on.” The guitarist adds that the treatment has not affected his hair, skin or nails, which he’s thankful for.

The guitarist concludes, “Assuming that it all works and I actually get to a perceived remission stage by August, then as soon as the tour is over in early September, I’m going to get a stem-cell transplant, which I can’t say I’m looking forward to, but I’ve been told if I don’t do that, the cancer’s going to keep coming back every couple of years. And every time it’s a little bit more resistant. It is what it is. It could be worse — but at least I have health insurance.”

As for touring while undergoing treatment, Campbell says it’s very therapeutic for him. He adds, “There’s nothing worse than sitting around the house concentrating on the negative. I’ve always enjoyed my work and I’ve always felt very fortunate to be able to do what I love. I am well up for the summer tour indeed.”

additional source: loudwire.com

OVERKILL PREMIERE NEW SONG “ARMORIST”

Jersey thrash lords OVERKILL have debuted an all new single today titled Armorist from their highly anticipated new LP White Devil Armory due out July 22nd.

“Seems like a long time coming, but the wait is over! I’m stoked, we’re stoked, are you stoked?” says vocalist Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth. The band recently shot a video for the track with director Kevin J. Custer.

Blitz continues “Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls: Nuclear Blast, eOne Music and Overkill proudly present AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARMORIST!” Watch the lyric video below.

Overkill will release their seventeenth LP White Devil Armory on July 22nd via eOne Music in North America, and July 18th overseas via Nuclear Blast. The effort is the follow up to the critically acclaimed The Electric Age released in 2012.

The band has quite a bit of touring lined up with a highlighted performance scheduled at Heavy Montreal Festival on August 9th. After that the band will embark on a U.S. tour, view all dates here. Tickets are on sale now.

This year’s White Devil Armory is as vital, powerful, aggressive and melodic as any of the albums in Overkill’s ridiculously impressive back catalog, which stretches over 16 slabs of genre defining and redefining molten metal. The crunch is unmistakable. The voice is irreplaceable. Get less than a minute into White Devil Armory and it’s clear it’s Overkill. No pretense, no musical red herrings. This is tried and true, always trusted thrash metal.

Pre-order on iTunes here.

White Devil Armory track listing:

1. XDM
2. Armorist
3. Down To The Bone
4. PIG
5. Bitter Pill
6. Where There’s Smoke
7. Freedom Rings
8. Another Day To Die
9. King Of The Rat Bastards
10. It’s All Yours
11. In The Name